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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 27 July 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Rhéal LeBlanc, Chief of the Press and External Relations Section of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, chaired the hybrid briefing, attended by the spokespersons and representatives of the World Food Programme, the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children’s Fund and the International…

Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Item 7 of its Agenda on Transparency in Armaments

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Conference on Disarmament Holds Thematic Discussion on Item 7 of its Agenda on Transparency in Armaments 27 July 2021 Meeting Summaries The Conference on Disarmament today held a thematic discussion on item 7 of its agenda on transparency in armaments. Ambassador Leslie Norton of Canada, President of the Conference on Disarmament, said that enhancing transparency on armaments could contribute to building an international atmosphere of…

United Nations Compensation Commission Pays Out $600 Million

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home United Nations Compensation Commission Pays Out $600 Million 27 July 2021 Press Release United Nations Compensation Commission Pays Out $600 Million The United Nations Compensation Commission today made available $600 million to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The United Nations Compensation Commission is a subsidiary organ of the United Nations…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Concluding Observations on Report of Togo and Closes One Hundred and Thirty-Second Session

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Concluding Observations on Report of Togo and Closes One Hundred and Thirty-Second Session 23 July 2021 Meeting Summaries The Human Rights Committee this afternoon adopted its concluding observations on the fifth periodic report of Togo and closed its online one hundred and thirty-second session. Committee Chairperson Photini Pazartzis said the Committee had completed yet another productive online session, which included its important role…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 23 July 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons and representatives of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Food Programme, the World Health Organization, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Tigray: operational update from the World Food Programme…

New Permanent Representative of  Cyprus Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva   

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home New Permanent Representative of  Cyprus Presents Credentials to the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva    22 July 2021 Presentation of Credentials   Olympia Neocleous, the new Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented her credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.   Prior to her appointment to Geneva,…

Human Rights Committee Adopts Reports on Follow-up to its Concluding Observations

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Committee Adopts Reports on Follow-up to its Concluding Observations 16 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Human Rights Committee today adopted reports by the Special Rapporteur on follow-up to concluding observations concerning Bangladesh, Liechtenstein, New Zealand, and Switzerland. According to the Committee’s procedure, the Committee selects a minimum of two and maximum of four recommendations, termed the follow-up recommendations, to be included in…

REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION SERVICE 16 July 2021 UN Geneva Press Briefing Alessandra Vellucci, Director of the United Nations Information Service, chaired the hybrid briefing which was attended by spokespersons of the United Nations Refugee Agency, the World Meteorological Organization, and the World Health Organization. Armed group attacks displace civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo…

In Dialogue with Belgium, Experts of Committee against Torture Ask about Detention Conditions, including Prison Overcrowding, and Repatriations from Syria

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home In Dialogue with Belgium, Experts of Committee against Torture Ask about Detention Conditions, including Prison Overcrowding, and Repatriations from Syria 16 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   The Committee against Torture this afternoon concluded its consideration of the fourth periodic report of Belgium on the efforts made by the State party to implement the provisions of the Convention against Torture. During the…

Human Rights Council Concludes Forty-Seventh Regular Session after Adopting 25 Resolutions and 2 Decisions

3 years 9 months ago Breadcrumb Home Human Rights Council Concludes Forty-Seventh Regular Session after Adopting 25 Resolutions and 2 Decisions 14 July 2021 Meeting Summaries   Council Establishes an Independent Mechanism on Systemic Racism in Law Enforcement, Extends 2 Country-Specific Mandates, Adopts Universal Periodic Review Outcomes for 13 States, and Appoints 7 Mandate Holders   The Human Rights Council this afternoon…